Combination desk-cabinet.



No. 802,152. PATENTED OCT. 17, 1905.

J.- n. WARREN. GOMBINATION'DESK CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1905- 9 /fl. j 0

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

COMBINATION DESK-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1905.

Application filed June 26, 1905. Serial No. 266,968.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN D. WARREN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Desk-Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference.being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a cabinet for use upon desks to provide receptacles for inkwell, penholders, and pencils, pens, pins, postage-stamps, and other small articles, and also a pocket for the reception of envelops, cards, or other like articles.

Figure I is a perspective view of my combination desk-cabinet. Fig. II is a rear elevation of the cabinet. Fig. III is a vertical longitudinal section taken on line III III, Fig. I.

1 designates the body of my cabinet, which is provided with sides 2 and partitions 3, extending longitudinally of the body. Between the sides and partitions are a plurality of receptacles 4, that are separated by transverse partitions 5.

6 designates sliding glass covers that are adapted to close the tops of the receptacles 4: to exclude dust and dirt therefrom, these covers being positioned in grooves 2'.and 3, extending longitudinally of the sides 2 and partitions 3. The central portion of the body of the cabinet between the partitions 3 is provided with a plurality of longitudinally-extending grooves 7, that serve as receptacles for penholders and pencils, which may be laid therein and kept separated from each other. At the rear of the receptacles 4 are ink-well receptacles 8, into which glass or other ink-wells may be placed, as seen in Fig. I. Extending across the rear end of the body of the cabinet is a back 9, that serves as a rear wall for the ink-well receptacles and also serves to close the rear ends of the penholder and pencil grooves 7.

1O designates a molding-frame that is separated from the back 9, due to the ends and bottom of the frame being continued forward to said back from the main body of the frame. In said molding-frame is aglass plate 12. By this construction a receptacle 11 is provided between the back 9 and molding frame; into which envelops, cards, or other paper articles may be introduced and be held in an upright position, so that they may be viewed from the back of the cabinet through the glass plate 12, seated in said molding-frame.

The sides 2 of the cabinet are provided with transversely-extending notches 2, to furnish rests for penholders and pencils, which may be laid therein across the cabinet. Extending across the space between the longitudinal partitions 3 and above the grooves 7 is a shelf 3, that is adapted to serve as a support for a sponge-cup.

I claim as my invention 1. A combination desk-cabinet consisting of a body provided adjacent to each side With a plurality of receptacles and having a plurality of grooves extending longitudinally of the body between said receptacles, substantially as set forth.

2. A combination desk-cabinet consisting of a body provided adjacent to each side with aplurality of receptacles and having a plurality of grooves extending longitudinally of the body between said receptacles; said body also being provided at the rear of said side receptacles with ink-well receptacles, substantially as set forth.

3. A combination desk-cabinet comprising a body provided with a plurality of receptacles, a back at the rear of said body, a molding-frame secured to said back and spaced apart therefrom to provide a receptacle between said members, and a glass plate seated in said molding-frame, substantially as set forth.

JOHN D. \VARREN.

In presence of A. C. HUToHIsoN, L. W. HERMAN. 

